The same odd sight has been repeated in each of Rutgers'
past two games. With the Scarlet Knights trailing by at least 27 points, they
have driven deep into their opponents' territory late in the games.

In both instances, the drives stalled in the red zone and
Rutgers faced fourth downs. The games were so far out of reach with so little
time remaining that any type of score wasn't going to make a difference in the
outcomes. But it's standard practice for teams facing such large deficits to eschew field goal attempts and go for it on fourth downs.

After the Temple game, Flood considered making a full-time switch
to Borgese from Federico, who had made just 6-of-11 field goals.
Flood ultimately decided to stick with Federico, and the coach said the late-game kicks the past two weeks have been part of an ongoing evaluation.

"I'm really trying to gauge if we're improving at that
position," Flood said. "It's not a position where, until the last couple of
weeks, I felt like we had a definitive starter and somebody that was as
reliable as I wanted him to be."

Although there was little pressure on Federico considering
the scores, Flood believes the late field goals have answered his questions
about the kicking position.

"The last two weeks, we got down there, and instead of
attempting a fourth down in a game where I didn't think we had enough
possessions to win the game, I felt like we (should) give Kyle a chance to
prove that he can be our starting kicker," Flood said. "And in both cases, he's
made the kicks so I'm pleased with that."